artists dying young: Jeff Buckley
February 15, 2008The list gets longer and longer. He died at 30 while swimming in Memphis. The Wikipedia entry details his classical influences (Bartok, Britten, Ravel) and contemporary (Billie Holiday, Nina Simone, Edith Piaf, Judy Garland, Van Morrison, Led Zeppelin, Leonard Cohen, Elton John, Bob Dylan, among many others).
Near the time of his death, he confided to his girlfriend that he thought his mood swings were caused by bipolar disorder.
Here he sings Hallelejah, written by Cohen.
